En daarom werk ik, 14 jaar later: Asia

2012, 8 minutes

Asia (19 years old) has been slaving away as a housemaid from early morning till late at night. She works 10 hours a day now, often seven days a week, in a sewing sweatshop. She has been married to Masum (24) for a year. According to her, they have a ‘love marriage’, even though a dowry was paid for her, ‘Two hundred euros plus clothing and gold.’ For the time being they are not thinking about children, says Asia. ‘We are saving for a plot in Borishawa, the village where my parents-in-law live. We will stay for another four or five years, and then we are going to the village, to build a house. If we have kids now, we won’t be able to fulfill our dreams.’

Credits

Suitable for
havo/vwo - onderbouw
vmbo b/k - leerjaar 1 & 2
vmbo t - leerjaar 1 & 2
Director
Maarten Schmidt, Thomas Doebele
Country of production
Bangladesh
Type
Documentary
Duration
8 minutes
Year
2012
Age rating
AL